Mother who left infant at hospital won't be charged

7:04 AM,
Jul. 26, 2013

Written by

Jonathan McFadden
Rock Hill Herald

No charges will be filed against the mother who police say left her infant son at Piedmont Medical Center earlier this month, citing safe haven laws as she told hospital officials she could no longer care for him.

Late on July 11, a teary-eyed mother walked into the hospital's labor and delivery department and handed over her 2-month-old baby boy to hospital staff, according to police. She told nurses that she was unable to care for the child any longer and cited Daniel's Law, a state provision that protects anyone who abandons a child at a safe haven against prosecution.